I'm not gonna lie. I am so ignorant on gmt function but I still bought an alpinist gmt. I watched a few vids and thought my gmt was broken until I watched this. This was the only video that explained it like for dummies (me). Thank you brother
I like to use the GMT hand to track the Zulu time on the chapter ring. If I’m traveling short trips, I track the local time rotating the bezel. This way I keep my home time in the hour hand and the Zulu time makes it for a reference to adjust to a new time zone. If I’m not traveling, I have 2 options: when I need to track another time zone, I rotate the bezel. When I don’t, I rotate the bezel to my local time and leave it there. Finally, if it’s a long trip, I use the Zulu time to calculate the new local time. Let’s say I travel to Tokyo (GMT+9). Before I set the hour and minute hands, I set the GMT hand on the chapter ring to 9 hours before the hour hand. Then, when I set the hour and minute hands to Tokyo’s local time, I will get both Tokyo and Zulu at the same time. I just need to rotate the bezel to my home time and it’s all set. Amazing video!
I have my GMT hand set at 0:00 GMT time (which happens to be London which I need to track too) and then set the bezel to 5 hours ahead...so 5 is at the top marker to track India (and I have to mentally add 30 minutes to it)...I have a batman bezel so it's nice to see night and day visually on that GMT hand (or picture it at 24 centered to calculate London time).
The three time zone thing, you don't need a marked chapter ring. With the GMT bezel zeroed, set the 2nd time zone. Then rotate the bezel for the 3rd time zone. To read the 2nd time zone, just double the number it's pointing to on the main dial markers. So 8 = 16. That tiny bit of mental arithmetic isn't difficult.
Outstanding explanation! Thanks! Any particular advantage of travel GmT (much more expensive than office gmt) besides the convenience of having a moving hour hand?
What to do when a tinezone is like gmt + 5.30?... how to conpensate tye additional 30minutues? .... and i ubderstood that we can only tell what hour it is in other timezone and we cannot tell exact time of other timezone. Is the understanding correct?
If making your own watch you could use a 12 hour bezel instead of a 24 hour one. Not quite as elegant, but the reason I say this is because there is a better selection of 12-hour bezels on the market right now.
I could see this work with a 24 hour chapter ring and using the main hour hand with the bezel exclusively. But I agree that 24 hour bezel inserts are largely still a niche. Hopefully that changes with the release of the NH34
Sir i have a confusion, as i live in Punjab, India. The gmt time here is +5:30 and i want to set the gmt hand time to Madrid, Spain which is -4:30 minutes from my home time(india). How do i set it?? I have the same seiko ssk series mikan orange
Unfortunately the SSK series, like most GMT watches, tracks only in full hour increments. For watches that tracks in smaller increments, which are extremely rare, you can check out Orient Star Seeker (inner bezel at half hour increment) or Glashutte Original Senator Cosmopolite.
Though, on a normal watch you can easily read the half hour time by reading the minute hand backward, i.e. read the minute mark directly opposite to where it's pointing. A bit of a workaround but if you're tracking home time, you'll have more reps doing it so it should become more and more habitual over time. Hope this helps.
We had a lot of fun playing with the fridge magnets and cats lol Let me know your personal favorite GMT usage down below!
Aside from how useful the GMT complication is, the compass trick is so nice for tool GMTs like an Explorer II for example.
Exactly. It's like your GMT watches just got a free upgrade
@@DIYWatchClub LOL you can use any analog watch for that, it has got nothing to do with GMTs
I'm not gonna lie. I am so ignorant on gmt function but I still bought an alpinist gmt. I watched a few vids and thought my gmt was broken until I watched this. This was the only video that explained it like for dummies (me). Thank you brother
I like to use the GMT hand to track the Zulu time on the chapter ring. If I’m traveling short trips, I track the local time rotating the bezel. This way I keep my home time in the hour hand and the Zulu time makes it for a reference to adjust to a new time zone.
If I’m not traveling, I have 2 options: when I need to track another time zone, I rotate the bezel. When I don’t, I rotate the bezel to my local time and leave it there.
Finally, if it’s a long trip, I use the Zulu time to calculate the new local time. Let’s say I travel to Tokyo (GMT+9). Before I set the hour and minute hands, I set the GMT hand on the chapter ring to 9 hours before the hour hand. Then, when I set the hour and minute hands to Tokyo’s local time, I will get both Tokyo and Zulu at the same time. I just need to rotate the bezel to my home time and it’s all set.
Amazing video!
This GMT watch from you guys looks out of class. Looks far more expensive than the Seiko.I love it.
Watched several vids. This one was the best IMO.
Man this was immensely helpful! Clear and concise! Just really well done. Thanks.
I didn’t know GMT watch is so fascinating
Thanks man I wasnt understand this gmt thnig but now I realize thats amazing
Happy to help
Awesome video with cool ways to use a GMT thanks 🎉
I have my GMT hand set at 0:00 GMT time (which happens to be London which I need to track too) and then set the bezel to 5 hours ahead...so 5 is at the top marker to track India (and I have to mentally add 30 minutes to it)...I have a batman bezel so it's nice to see night and day visually on that GMT hand (or picture it at 24 centered to calculate London time).
Thanks a lot!!! I just got yesterday my Seiko GMT ando now I know how to use it the fullest
The three time zone thing, you don't need a marked chapter ring. With the GMT bezel zeroed, set the 2nd time zone. Then rotate the bezel for the 3rd time zone. To read the 2nd time zone, just double the number it's pointing to on the main dial markers. So 8 = 16. That tiny bit of mental arithmetic isn't difficult.
Very helpful!
very helpful explanation, thank you
Lovely, you deserve more views
Thank you, I wish I had more views too lol
London is always 1 hour behind Paris. Paris is 2 hours ahead of GMT during summer DST.
Outstanding explanation! Thanks! Any particular advantage of travel GmT (much more expensive than office gmt) besides the convenience of having a moving hour hand?
If its 2.5 hours different how do you set using the bezel
Thank you
Question, if my timezone is gmt +8 and I want to track gmt +15, am I adding +7 to the local time or +15?
great video
Thank you!
What to do when a tinezone is like gmt + 5.30?... how to conpensate tye additional 30minutues? .... and i ubderstood that we can only tell what hour it is in other timezone and we cannot tell exact time of other timezone. Is the understanding correct?
This must be a joke 😂
London is not two hours behind Paris! It's one hour! N'est -ce -pas?
🤯
Any watch can be used as a compass. As North is always half way between 12 and the hour hand... In the northern hemisphere this would be south....
I still don't understand the gmt hand. When setting it to local time why is the gmt hand where it was in this video???
the GMT marks the Hour on the ( 24 Hour ) BEZEL .
@@motorrebell Finally got it!
My head hurts
If making your own watch you could use a 12 hour bezel instead of a 24 hour one. Not quite as elegant, but the reason I say this is because there is a better selection of 12-hour bezels on the market right now.
I could see this work with a 24 hour chapter ring and using the main hour hand with the bezel exclusively. But I agree that 24 hour bezel inserts are largely still a niche. Hopefully that changes with the release of the NH34
@@DIYWatchClub when you guys get illuminated 24-hour bezels I'll come buying.
I find this confusing 😂😂
Or just ask Siri
Too complicated. Glad there is a thing called cellphone
Very confusing video. Poorly done. Too specific and difficult to understand for a newbie. Make it simple please.
Seemed pretty clear to me
Sir i have a confusion, as i live in Punjab, India. The gmt time here is +5:30 and i want to set the gmt hand time to Madrid, Spain which is -4:30 minutes from my home time(india). How do i set it??
I have the same seiko ssk series mikan orange
Unfortunately the SSK series, like most GMT watches, tracks only in full hour increments. For watches that tracks in smaller increments, which are extremely rare, you can check out Orient Star Seeker (inner bezel at half hour increment) or Glashutte Original Senator Cosmopolite.
Though, on a normal watch you can easily read the half hour time by reading the minute hand backward, i.e. read the minute mark directly opposite to where it's pointing. A bit of a workaround but if you're tracking home time, you'll have more reps doing it so it should become more and more habitual over time. Hope this helps.
Can i get a reply on my othe comment or not.